# List of VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players from the Northern Territory

This is a list of players from the Northern Territory to have played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the AFL Women's (AFLW), the two pre-eminent competitions of Australian rules football.

## List of players
### Men's
#### AFL players from the NT

* Maurice Rioli Jr is from the Tiwi Islands
* Keidean Coleman was born in Katherine
* Zac Bailey was raised in Darwin
* Steven May is from Darwin
* Ben Long is from the Tiwi Islands
* Willie Rioli is from the Tiwi Islands
* Jed Anderson is from Katherine
* Daniel Rioli is from the Tiwi Islands
| Player | NT junior/senior club/s | Representative honours | AFL years | AFL games | AFL goals | Connections to Northern Territory, notes and references |
| Patrick Snell | Southern Districts, Northern Territory Academy | | 2024- | - | - | Born, raised in Darwin |
| Andy Moniz-Wakefield | Nightcliff, Northern Territory Academy | | 2024- | 1 | - | Raised in Darwin |
| Lloyd Johnston | Wanderers, Northern Territory Academy | | 2023- | 9 | 3 | Raised in Borroloola (Yanyuwa, Garrwa) |
| Jack Peris | Nightcliff, Northern Territory Academy | | 2023- | 1 | - | Raised in Darwin |
| Alwyn Davey Jr. | Palmerston, Northern Territory Academy | | 2023- | 20 | 9 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Jesse Motlop | Wanderers | | 2022- | 33 | 26 | Raised in Darwin |
| Maurice Rioli Jr | St Mary's | U16 (2017, 2018), U18 (2019) | 2021- | 11 | 11 | Raised in Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands and Darwin |
| Joel Jeffrey | Darwin, NT Thunder | | 2021- | 4 | 2 | Born and raised in Darwin (Wulwulam) |
| Malcolm Rosas Jr | Darwin, NT Thunder | | 2020- | 7 | 4 | Born and raised in Darwin (Ngalakgan, Rembarrnga) |
| Keidean Coleman | - | | 2020- | 17 | 8 | Born in Katherine, raised in Barunga (Dalabon, Jawoyn) |
| Sam Walsh | Nightcliff | U12 | 2019- | 98 | 37 | Played junior football |
| Willie Rioli | - | | 2018- | 40 | 51 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands |
| Zac Bailey | Southern Districts | | 2018- | 79 | 72 | Raised in Darwin |
| Brandan Parfitt | Nightcliff, Northern Territory Academy | | 2017- | 95 | 41 | Born and raised in Darwin (Warumungu, Larrakia) |
| Ben Long | St Mary's, Northern Territory Academy | | 2017- | 64 | 26 | Born in Darwin, raised on Tiwi Islands (Anmatyerr, Malak-Malak and Tiwi) |
| Ryan Nyhuis | Nightcliff, Northern Territory Academy | | 2017-2019 | 17 | 5 | Raised in Darwin |
| Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | Tiwi Bombers | U18 (2011, 2012) | 2016-2023 | 133 | 157 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands |
| Daniel Rioli | St Mary's | | 2016- | 123 | 90 | Raised on Tiwi Islands |
| Jake Long | St Mary's, Northern Territory Academy | | 2016-2019 | 5 | 1 | Raised in Darwin (Anmatyerr) |
| Nakia Cockatoo | Humpty Doo Bombers, Southern Districts, Northern Territory Academy | | 2015- | 38 | 30 | Raised at Humpty Doo (Iwaidja, Marrithiyal) |
| Jake Neade | - | U18 (2012) | 2013-2018 | 66 | 55 | Born and raised in Elliot (Jingili) |
| Jed Anderson | Northern Territory Academy | | 2013- | 85 | 29 | Born and raised in Katherine (Warumungu) |
| Dom Barry | Federal | | 2013-2018 | 10 | 0 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Curtly Hampton | Pioneer, NT Thunder | | 2012-2018 | 60 | 12 | Raised in Alice Springs and Darwin (NT Zone Selection) (Warlpiri, Arrente) |
| Shaun Edwards | St Mary's | | 2012-2017 | 24 | 10 | Raised in Darwin (Larrakia) |
| Steven May | Southern Districts | U18 (2010) | 2011- | 179 | 23 | Born and raised in Darwin (Larrakia) |
| Steven Motlop | Wanderers | U18 (2008) | 2011- | 212 | 228 | Raised in Darwin (Larrakia) |
| Liam Patrick | Lajamanu, Wanderers | | 2011-2013 | 13 | 6 | Born and raised in Lajamanu |
| Allen Christensen | St Mary's | | 2010-2020 | 133 | 114 | Raised in Darwin |
| Troy Taylor | South Alice Springs | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | Born and raised in Alice Springs |
| Relton Roberts | Arnhem, Wanderers, NT Thunder | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | Born in Ngukurr and raised in Katherine and Darwin |
| Liam Jurrah | Yuendumu, Nightcliff | | 2009-2012 | 36 | 81 | Born and raised in Yuendumu |
| Cyril Rioli | St Mary's | U16 (2005) | 2008-2018 | 189 | 275 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin |
| Austin Wonaeamirri | Muluwurri, St Mary's, Tiwi Bombers | U18 (2007) | 2008-2011 | 31 | 37 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin |
| Marlon Motlop | Wanderers | | 2008-2011 | 5 | 2 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Cameron Stokes | Darwin | | 2008-2010 | 20 | 8 | Raised in Darwin |
| Alwyn Davey | Palmerston | 2000 | 2007-2013 | 100 | 120 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Nathan Djerrkura | Wanderers | U18 (2006) | 2007-2012 | 25 | 8 | Born and raised in Yirrkala |
| Matt Campbell | - | | 2007-2012 | 82 | 79 | Born and raised in Alice Springs |
| Malcolm Lynch | - | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | Born and raised in the Tiwi Islands |
| Joe Anderson | Darwin | | 2007-2010 | 12 | 0 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Mathew Stokes | Palmerston | U16 (2005) | 2006-2016 | 200 | 209 | Born and raised in Darwin (Larrakia) |
| Richard Tambling | Southern Districts | | 2005-2013 | 124 | 62 | Born in Northern Territory, raised in Jabiru and Darwin |
| Tom Logan | Waratah | | 2004-2014 | 117 | 27 | Raised in Darwin |
| Aaron Davey | Palmerston | | 2004-2013 | 178 | 174 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Raphael Clarke | St Mary's | | 2004-2012 | 86 | 9 | Born in Yirrkala and raised in Darwin |
| Anthony Corrie | Nightcliff | | 2004-2010 | 56 | 50 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Jared Brennan | Southern Districts | U18 (2002 c) | 2003-2013 | 173 | 101 | Raised in Darwin |
| Trent Hentschel | Palmerston | | 2003-2010 | 71 | 94 | Raised in Darwin |
| Jason Roe | Nightcliff | | 2003-2009 | 50 | 7 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Richard Cole | Pioneer | | 2002-2007 | 63 | 6 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Xavier Clarke | St Mary's | | 2002-2011 | 106 | 49 | Raised in Darwin |
| Shaun Burgoyne | - | | 2001-2021 | 407 | 302 | Born in Darwin (Awarai) |
| Daniel Motlop | Wanderers | | 2001-2011 | 130 | 208 | Born in Darwin |
| Patrick Bowden | Rovers | | 2001-2007 | 75 | 70 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Aaron Shattock | Southern Districts | | 2000-2006 | 68 | 16 | Raised in Darwin |
| Matthew Whelan | Darwin | | 2000-2009 | 150 | 15 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Shannon Rusca | Southern Districts | | 2000-2002 | 2 | 0 | Raised in Darwin |
| Shannon Motlop | Wanderers | | 1999-2006 | 64 | 36 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin |
| Dean Rioli | Waratah | | 1999-2006 | 100 | 91 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands |
| Fred Campbell | Pioneer | | 1999-2000 | 12 | 7 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Brad Ottens | - | | 1998-2011 | 245 | 261 | Raised in Katherine |
| Peter Burgoyne | St Mary's | U18 (1995) | 1997-2009 | 240 | 193 | Raised in Darwin |
| Joel Bowden | West Alice Springs | U18 (1993) | 1996-2009 | 265 | 171 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Steven Koops | Southern Districts | | 1996-2005 | 89 | 49 | Raised in Darwin |
| Ronnie Burns | St Mary's | | 1996-2004 | 154 | 262 | Raised in Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands and Darwin |
| Mark West | Darwin | | 1996-1998 | 16 | 3 | Raised in Darwin |
| Gary Dhurrkay | Wanderers | | 1995-2000 | 72 | 66 | Raised in Darwin |
| Scott Chisolm | St Mary's | | 1995-2000 | 81 | 33 | Raised in Darwin |
| Andrew Mcleod | Darwin | U18 (1993) | 1995-2010 | 340 | 275 | Born and raised in Darwin and Katherine (Wardaman) |
| Robert Ahmat | Darwin | | 1995-2001 | 67 | 68 | Raised in Darwin |
| Shawn Lewfatt | Darwin | | 1995 | 3 | 2 | Raised in Darwin |
| Warren Campbell | St Mary's | | 1994-1995 | 19 | 17 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Lachlan Ross | West Alice Springs | | 1994 | 2 | 1 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Nathan Buckley | Nightcliff, Southern Districts | U18 (1983, 1984), QLD/NT (1993) | 1993-2007 | 280 | 284 | Raised in Darwin |
| Adrian McAdam | Southern Districts | NT (c) | 1993-1995 | 36 | 92 | Born and raised in Alice Springs and Darwin |
| Daryl White | Pioneer | U18 (1990), QLD/NT (1993) | 1992-2005 | 268 | 165 | Born and raised in Alice Springs (Arrernte) |
| Adam Kerinaiua | North Darwin | | 1992 | 3 | 1 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands |
| Fabian Francis | Southern Districts | QLD/NT (1993) | 1991-2000 | 109 | 61 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Allen Jakovich | Southern Districts | | 1991-1996 | 54 | 208 | Lived there, played in NTFL prior to AFL career |
| Gilbert McAdam | Southern Districts | QLD/NT (1993) | 1991-1996 | 111 | 89 | Born and raised in Alice Springs and Darwin |
| Matthew Ahmat | Darwin | | 1991-1994 | 8 | 1 | Born and raised in Alice Springs and Darwin |
| Brian Stanislaus | St Mary's | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | Born and raised on the Tiwi Islands |
| Michael Long | St Mary's | 1988, QLD/NT (1993) | 1989-2001 | 190 | 143 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands |
| Kevin Caton | Darwin | 1988 | 1988-1991 | 18 | 18 | Raised in Darwin |
| Bob Jones | Waratah | 1988 | 1988-1989 | 20 | 2 | Raised in Darwin |
| Greg McAdam | - | | 1985 | 10 | 13 | Born in Alice Springs |
| Russell Jeffrey | St Mary's, Wanderers | 1988 | 1987-1992 | 50 | 4 | Raised in Darwin |
| Michael McLean | Nightcliff | 1988, QLD/NT (1993 vc) | 1983-1997 | 184 | 40 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Maurice Rioli | St Mary's | 1988 (3 caps) | 1982-1987 | 118 | 80 | Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin |
| Kelly O'Donnell | Nightcliff | 1988 | 1979-1984 | 80 | 67 | Lived there |
| Reuben Cooper | Darwin | | 1969 | 2 | 0 | Born and raised in Darwin |
| Elkin Reilly | - | | 1962-1966 | 51 | 2 | Born in Alpurrurulam |

### Women's

Without a local AFLW club, the NT government had an investment partnership with Adelaide women's club between 2017 and 2019 and the club played home games in NT. Early in the AFLW many of the women's players started their career in Adelaide with the Adelaide Crows until the introduction of expansion clubs. As such there was a very strong NT influence in the early years of the Adelaide women's side.

#### AFLW players from the NT

* Danielle Ponter is from Darwin
* Jasmyn Hewett lived in Darwin
* Ange Foley lived in Darwin
* Stevie-Lee Thompson lived in Darwin
| Player | NT junior/senior club/s | AFLW Draft | Selection | AFLW years | AFLW games | AFLW goals | Connections to Northern Territory, notes and references |
| Annabel Kievit | Waratah | 2023 | #52 | 2024- | 1 | 0 | Raised in Darwin |
| Mattea Breed | Darwin, NT Thunder | 2023 (Supplementary) | Supplementary (#4) | 2023- | 9 | 1 | Raised in Darwin (Tiwi) |
| Ashanti Bush | NT Thunder | 2021 | #8 | 2022- | 10 | 2 | Born and raised in Wugularr and Darwin (Maiawali, Iwaidja, Yolngu) |
| Janet Baird | Palmerston, NT Thunder | 2020 | #54 | 2021- | 4 | 0 | Raised in Arnhem Land (Tiwi) |
| Stephanie Williams | Darwin | 2020 | #27 | 2021- | 13 | 2 | Born in Darwin, raised in Mandorah (Larrakia) |
| Danielle Ponter | St Mary's | 2018 | #48 | 2019- | 59 | 66 | Born and raised in Darwin (Marranunggu, Tiwi and Anmatyerr) |
| Jordann Hickey | NT Thunder | 2018 | #31 | 2019-2021 | 9 | 1 | Raised in Alice Springs |
| Jasmyn Hewett | St Mary's | 2017 | #16 | 2018- | 16 | 3 | Lived in Darwin |
| Stevie-Lee Thompson | Wanderers | 2016 | #106 | 2017- | 75 | 24 | Lived in Darwin |
| Ange Foley | Waratah | 2016 | Priority selection | 2017- | 61 | 6 | Lived in Darwin |
| Abbey Holmes | Waratah | 2016 | #103 | 2017-2018 | 11 | 3 | Lived in Darwin |
| Alicia Janz | - | | | 2017-2021 | 20 | 0 | Born in Katherine |
| Sally Riley | Tracy Village | 2016 | #39 | 2017-2021 | 14 | 4 | Raised in Darwin |
| Tayla Thorn | Southern Districts | 2016 | #90 | 2017-2020 | 8 | 0 | Born and raised in Humpty Doo (Iwaidja) |
| Sophie Armitstead | Wanderers | 2016 | #55 | 2017-2018 | 4 | 0 | Raised in Darwin |
| Heather Anderson | Waratah | 2016 | #10 | 2017 | 8 | 0 | Lived in and recruited from Darwin |